league

league 1

1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.

2. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1.

3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.

v.leagued, leagu·ing, leagues

v.intr.

To come together in or as if in a league.

v.tr.

To bring together in or as if in a league.

[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligāre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

league 2

(lēg)

n. Abbr. lea.

1.

a. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).

b. Any of various other units of about the same length.

2. A square league.

[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.]

league

(liːɡ)

n

1. an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members

2. an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams of a similar standard

3. a class, category, or level: he is not in the same league.

4. in league working or planning together (with)

5. (modifier) of, involving, or belonging to a league: a league game; a league table.

vb, leagues, leaguingorleagued

to form or be formed into a league

[C15: from Old French ligue, from Italian liga, ultimately from Latin ligāre to bind]

league

(liːɡ)

n

(Units) an obsolete unit of distance of varying length. It is commonly equal to 3 miles

[C14 leuge, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Celtic origin]

league1

(lig)

n., v. leagued, lea•guing.n.

1. a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.

2. the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.

3. an association of individuals having a common goal.

4. a group of athletic teams organized to compete chiefly among themselves: a bowling league.

(Sport) → Ligaf; the club is top of the league → der Klub ist Tabellen- or Ligaführer; he was not in the same league(fig) → er hatte nicht das gleiche Format; Peter’s car is not in the same league as Wendy’s → Peters Auto ist eine Nummerkleiner als Wendys; this is way out of your league! → das ist einige Nummern zu groß für dich!

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